河东,秦以前仅是地理上的泛称,主要指今山西南部黄河以东地区;秦时置为三十六郡之一,力有了行政区划的含义,约相当于今之运城、临汾两个地区;秦以后,尤其唐、宋以来,河东或称郡、称道、称路,地望有所变化,其治所大多仍在晋南,故习惯上通称晋南为河东地区。河东文化源远流长, Hedong, before the Qin is only geographically generic, mainly refers to the southern part of the Yellow River in southern Shanxi Province; Qin was set as one of thirty-six counties, with the meaning of administrative divisions, equivalent to the current Yuncheng, Linfen two Since the Qin Dynasty, especially since the Tang and Song dynasties, Hedong called the county, praised it and called it the way to look for changes. Although most of its administration is still in southern Shanxi, it is customarily known as the Hedong area in southern Shanxi. Hedong culture goes back to ancient times,